uranium hexafluoride
noun Chemistry.
a colorless, water-insoluble, crystalline, volatile solid, UF6, used in its gaseous state in separating uranium 235 from uranium.
Origin of uranium hexafluoride
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby uranium hexafluoride
uranium 235,
uranium 238,
uranium 239,
uranium dating,
uranium dioxide,
uranium hexafluoride,
uranium oxide,
uranium series,
uranium trioxide,
urano-,
uranography
British Dictionary definitions for uranium hexafluoride
uranium hexafluoride
/ (ˌhɛksəˈflʊəˌraɪd) /
noun
a compound used in the process of uranium enrichment that produces fissile material for nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. Formula: UF 6